With starting cornerbacks P.J. Williams and Ronald Darby out for Florida State's scrimmage, the sophomore defensive back will spend most of his time on the field with the Seminoles' first-team defense.

White, who also played for the FSU basketball team last season, has spent the last week working with Florida State's starting unit during fall camp as Williams and Darby are both recovering from pulled hamstrings.

"It's really been an enlightening experience," the Dothan, Ala. native said. "When they went down we were already kind of like short on DBs. I really tried to step in and just compete and push myself."

The 6-foot, 172-pound cornerback announced Monday that he is quitting basketball to focus solely on football.

"It was something I really decided when I got to school," said White, who was a backup guard for Leonard Hamilton's program. "There were certain things I wanted to accomplish and tell people I did. Playing college basketball was one of them."

Competing against the Seminoles' first-team offense for the last week, White is already gaining praise from his head coach.

"I'm gonna tell you what now, Marquez is gonna be a heck of football player," said Jimbo Fisher, following the team's final practice before Tuesday's scrimmage.

"I really like him. He can do a lot of things. He can not only be a corner, he can play safety too. He's got tremendous, tremendous ball skills and speed and athleticism. … He's a big, long guy who's really starting to get stronger now and I think he has a chance to be a good player.

"I'm very pleased with his progress."

After appearing in 13 games and finishing last season with 12 tackles as a true freshman, White said he entered camp with a hunger to get on the field more, and a better understanding of what it would take to achieve that goal.

"This year I prepared myself a lot more mentally and physically," he said. "I did extra sprints and extra long-distance running.

"How hard I worked is showing a little bit now."

FSU coaches take part in ALS Ice Bucket Challenge

As Fisher met with media members following Monday's practice, some of his assistant coaches were getting buckets of ice water poured on their heads.

It was the second consecutive day that a practice ended that way for the Seminoles.

The challenge, that has gone viral on social media, asks people to dump a bucket of ice water over their head and record it on video or donate to the ALS association.

"I said, I'd give them both," said Fisher, who took part in the challenge on Sunday. "How are they going to make any money if I keep doing ice baths?

"It was great. It was fun entertainment for our kids and they enjoyed it."

The ALS Association has received more than $15.6 million in donations since July 29, compared to the $1.8 million that was raised during the same time last year, according to the association's website. The donations have come from existing donors as well as 307,598 new donors.

"It was cold," Fisher said. "I'll tell you what though, it was warmer than when you get them when you're in Charlotte (for the ACC Championship Game) and all them places because it's so dadgum cold up there."

Fans get opportunity to ask Bowden anything for good cause

Tuesday morning college football fans will have an hour to ask Bobby Bowden anything they would like.

The longtime FSU coach, and college football legend, will host a Reddit 'Ask Me Anything' from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m. Tuesday in support of Kidz1stFund -- the nonprofit foundation Fisher and his wife, Candi, started to the fight against Fanconi anemia.

The rare blood disease inflicts the Fishers' youngest son, Ethan.

Fans can visit Reddit's College Football Section at reddit.com/r/cfb to join the conversation with Bowden.